U.K.-based Datasift is now selling “historical” tweets to advertisers willing to shell out at least $1,000. In this case, “historical” refers to tweets sent out by users as far back as two years ago, which, to be fair, did all …
Yahoo Threatens to Sue Facebook Over Patents
The escalating war between technology companies over intellectual property has had a number of unfortunate consequences, but perhaps none is sadder than the spectacle of an ailing Internet giant using the threat of patent …
The Average User Spent Only Three Minutes on Google+ Last Month
Chances are you saw someone in your social network sharing the Wall Street Journal‘s recent story on the average time spent on different social media sites. Unfortunately for Google, that social network was probably …
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Yup, It’s Official: Apple iPad Event on March 7
Report: iPad 3 to Launch in New York Next Week, Sport 4G LTE Connection [UPDATE]
Well this is a new one. While previous reports have tipped the iPad 3 unveiling as happening on March 7 in San Francisco, CNBC is now reporting that Apple “will unveil a quad-core iPad 3 with 4G LTE technology in New York next …
AT&T’s Terrible Plan to Bill App Makers for Your Data Use
AT&T thinks it’s figured out a new way to make money off the rise of smartphones: Instead of just having consumers pay for mobile data, AT&T plans to allow app makers to cover the cost of data themselves, so it doesn’t count …
Sony: Vita Sales Already Over 1.2 Million Worldwide, 2 Million Games Sold
Sony’s says its PlayStation Vita gaming handheld topped 1.2 million units sold worldwide as of Feb. 26, following its U.S. launch on Feb. 22 and Dec. 17 in Japan. The company says sales have “exceeded expectations,” and adds that …
Networking at 10,000 Feet: Airlines Are Making the Skies ‘Social’
Gone may be days of sitting next to a screaming baby or in front of a “kicker” on your flight. Airlines are now offering passengers the option of choosing their seatmates based on social networking profiles.
This month, …
Daytona 500 Crash Brings NASCAR Driver 100,000+ Twitter Followers
Note to crazy high-speed stock car racers: When you’re stuck in neutral during one of the world’s most famous Sprint Cups, grab your phone and hold forth on Twitter. That’s what NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski did during the …
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Karma: A Fresh Take on Gift Giving
If the venerable concept of mail-order gift catalogs hadn’t been invented until just now, it might look a lot like Karma. This app for iOS and Android, from a startup of the same name, is focused on helping busy people find and …
Good News: Oklahoma ‘Violent’ Video Games Bill Tossed
I called it “clueless” and “inconsistent” because it was, and now a bill proposed by an Oklahoma lawmaker to tax violent video games has been thrown out by a subcommittee. The bad news: It nearly passed, losing by a narrow margin …
Glitch Allows Chinese Citizens to Flood Obama’s Google+ Page with Comments
What to do when the strict system of Internet censorship around you briefly breaks down? For a number of Chinese citizens, the answer was to take their grievances directly to the most powerful man in the world.
A quick visit …